The Board dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals in April 2019, prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis, blood clots
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147062
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and opinions to address whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service or VA treatment.
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